Lighter.



R. FISCHER.

LIGHTER.

APPLIGATION FILED 151111.22, 1913.

Patented Sept. 9, 1913.

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ROBERT FISCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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1 ,072,935 Specification of Application filed March 22,

To all wh-0m t may concern:

Be it known that l, ltonnnr FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,'have`invented a new and Improved Lighter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in lighters or selfsigniting devices, and has for an object to provide an improved lighting structure in which a wick will be ignited or lighted upon the removal of the cap from the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lighter in which/ the moving parts are limited to a minimuni, and the struct-ure is of the simplest, the entire arrangement being adapted to be positioned in a small inclosure and operated by the cap when the same is removed.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, a container of any desired kind is provided, in which is arranged a fluid, as for instance gasolene, designed to saturate a suitable wick projecting therefrom. A removable cap is adapted to be fitted over the wick and against the closure. Mounted adjacent the end of the wick is a pivotally supported steel ring, normally pressed by a. spring so as to hold the same away from the Wick. On the cap is arranged a pyrophoric pencil designed to engage the steel ring when moved to a position adjacent the Wick so as to cause a proper spark when the cap is removed and the pyrophoric pencil scrapes against thesteel or is abraded thereby.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of an embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the structure shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a side View of the structure shown in Fig. 1 with the cap removed; and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the steel and holder.

Referring to the accompanying drawings 1 indicates a body designed to contain a fuel supply 2, of' any desired material, as for instance gasolene, which is adapted to keep saturated the wick 3 held in place by a suitable holder 4. The upper end of the wick 3 is adapted to project a short TER.

Letters Patent. Patented Sept. il, 1913. 1913. serial No. 756,207.

distance above the holder so as to be near the steel ring 5 when the pyrophoric pencil is abraded .so as (o be in the line of travel of the spark created and thus become igni, d. The body 1 is closed at. the upper end but is provided with a recessed bottom 7 at the lower end which contains a fillinginlet member 8 closed by a suitable washer 9. The washer 9 is held in place by a cap 10 threaded 1n place so as to be easily removed. Around the discharge member 8 within the body 1, is a chamber 11 in which is arranged a number of steels 5 which may be readily placed in position whenever desired In connection with the use of the steels 5 it will be observed that the same are made in a ring with the edge 12 at theaperture passing therethrough so that the pencil 6 may have an edge of considerable length to operate upon before the edge becomes dulled. The periphery of the steel 5 is held loosely in place by a ring socket 13 whereby the steel 5 may turn freely so as to present a new edge to the pencil G substantially at each operation. It is designed to have the steel 5 sufficiently loose in the socket 13 so as to automatically turn when moving the device from one position to the other so that it will not be necessary to manually turn the steel. The socket 13 merges into a bifurcated support 14 formed substantially of spring material so that the parts of socket 13 may be separated sutliciently for removing and substituting a new steel Whenever desired. The support 14 is pivot-ally mounted upon a suitable member 15 connected with the top of the body 1 and is continuously pressed by a spring 16. The spring 16 presses at one end against the top of the body 1 and at the other against member 14 so as to continually tend to move meniber 14 and associated parts to the position shown in Fig. 3. This action causes the steel to press continually against the pencil 6 Whenever the pencil is projecting through the aperture in the steel, It will be observed that when the cap 17 is quickly removed, the pencil 6 which is rigidly secured thereto, will be abraded by the steel 5 and thus produce a spark for setting on lire or igniting the upperend of wick 3.v The pencil 6 is preferably rigidly secured in a nut 18 which is threaded into a suitable extension 19 formed on cap 17, so that the pencil may be easily applied and removed whenever desired for inspection or renewal.

45 adjacent said wick, and means for holding In forming the cap 17 the same is made of such a size as to properly accommodate the encil 6 and the various moving parts shown 1n' Fig. 2, and in addition to overlap to an appreciable extent the body- 1. The overlap ingportion 20 of cap 17 is provided Wit a pluralit of apertures 21,'the uppermost a erture being slightly below the top of the ody 1 when the cap is correctly in position.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent I v 1. In a device of the character described, a receptacle for containing a liquid fuel, a wick having one end in said receptacle and the other end projecting therefrom, a pivotally mounted spring-pressed holder arranged on top of said receptacle, a scraping tool arranged in said holder, said holder being adapted to position said scraping tool adjacent Asaid wick when in an operative position, a -cap fitting ovei` said receptacle, and

a pencil of pyrophoric material connected with said cap and adapted to be moved substantially transversely of said scraping tool when the cap is removed, whereby a spark is created adjacent the upper end of said wick for igniting the same, said spring causing said scraping tool to press against said pencil and causing a movement of said scraping tool from adjacent said wick after a spark has been completed.

2. In a device of the character described, a body adapted to contain a fuel, a wick extending from said body, a pivotally mounted member arranged on top of. said body, a spring acting against said member for normally holding the same in a predetermined position, said spring being brought under tension when said member lis moved to a position adjacent the outer end of said wick, an abrading tool supported by said member, a pyrophoric pencil adapted to be abraded by the abrading tool for creating a spark said pencil adjacent said wick for substantially its entire movement past said abrading tool, said spring being adapted to move said abrading tool from adjacent said Wick when said pencil has disengaged said abrading tool.

3. In a device of` the 'character described, a fuel container, a wick arranged insaid fuel container with one end projecting therefrom, a ring-shaped abradlng tool having the abrading or cutting edge arranged interiorly, spring pressed means for normally holding said abrading ring in a predetermined position a pyrophoric pencil for holding sa1d abrading `ring adjacent said wick during the movement of the pencil across the abrading edge of said ring, and means for supporting said pyrophoric pencil.

1. In a device of the character described, a body adapted to contain a fuel, a wick arranged in said body and `projected therefrom, means for holding the upper end of said wick in a predetermined position, and an abrading ring adapted to be held adjacent the upper end of said wick, means for supporting said ring, a spring pressing against said means for tending to continually move the ring away from said wick, a pencil adapted to be abraded by said abrading rings for producing a spark, said pencil holding said abrading ring adjacent said wick during the movementof the pencil, and a cap structure guided by said body adapted to support said pencil.

5. In a device of the character described, a body adapted to contain a fuel, a wick contained in said body with one end projecting therefrom, a pivotally mounted abrading member adapted to be positioned adjacentsaid wick, a spring acting on said abrading member for continually tending to move the same away from said wick, a pencil adapted to be abraded by said abrading member for creating a spark, and a cap slidingly. fitting over said body, said cap supporting said pencil and guiding the pencil in its movement, the cap being formed with a plurality of apertures in the part which overlaps said body whereby air is admitted to the interior of the cap for supporting combustion as the abrading of the pencil is begun.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT FISCHER.

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